Most winds, of course, don’t have names. You just say, “it’s windy,’ or “The wind is blowing.” Sometimes we might say, “The north wind is blowing.” But many of the winds do have special names.

Those winds which have special names have acquired them for different reasons. For example, you know how it feels when you have the doldrums. You feel listless and without energy. Well, certain winds are actually called the doldrums! They are found near the equator where there is a great belt of rising air and low pressure. When you are caught in the doldrums in a ship, you are becalmed.